As non-metallurgical alumina markets are facing a combination of tight supply, high demand and rising prices, Industria Minerals caught up with Gildas Fontaine, marketing, business development and communication director at France-based speciality alumina supllier Alteo, to discuss what is in store for calcined alumina and the future prospects of global speciality markets.  

If ever there was a time to acknowledge and try to understand the significant influence of Chinese policies on refractory mineral supply to western markets that time is now. The upshot is thar 2017 will be remembered as the “Year of the Perfect”, or perhaps… “Imperfect Storm” – depending on whether one is a Western …

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The exact knowledge of the material properties of refractories in the region of their, usual very high, application temperatures is the key to their successful application as well as to the development of new refractory materials. A particularly important question is the behaviour of a refractory against thermal shock and thermal cycling. While many techniques …

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Rising raw material costs for the production of brown and white fused alumina in China are expected to push prices higher in the coming weeks, while intensifying anti-pollution control in Henan province will further compound supply constraints.